Diaphragm support



p 5, 1933. s. LEVY 1,925,639

DIAPHRAGM SUPPORT Filed July 2, 1952 (4 2/ 115,? 1 l 5 *f z/ f 3 I U \I 1 11 i 9 if H Li IN V EN TOR. SIDNEY LE VY A TTORNEYS.

Patented Sept; 5, 1933 PATENT QFFICE 1,925,639 DIAPHRAGM SUPPORT Sidney Levy, San Francisco, Calif. Application July 2, 1932. Serial No. 620,692

4 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in diaphragm supports, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein after described and claimed.

The front part of a womans body at the waist is fuller generally than the back. If a garment is placed around the hips, it tends-to force the fullness of the front of the body above the waistline where a ring of fat isforined.

The principal object of my invention is to pro-,

the body appear more slim and which, at the same time, will tend. to reduce hips in appearance and in fact,

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of the device;

Figure 2 is a top plan view; and

Figure 3 is a perspective View of a portion of the device.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a garment which is designed to encircle the waist of the wearer and extend above the waist for supporting a portion of the body and to extend below the waist for enclosing the hips. The garment is provided with a front portion 1, which is preferably pervious and non-elastic. It will be noted that this portion has a top edge 2, sides 3 that extend outwardly at an angle, sides 4 that extend inwardly at an angle from the sides 3 and a crotch portion 5. Side portions 6 are secured to the central portion 1 and these side portions are preferably impervious and elastic. A back portion 7, preferably made of the same material as the side portions 6, is secured to the side portions at 8 and 9. It will be noted that'a triangular-shaped portion 10 is disposed in the crotch recess 5. I

The side portions 6 are made full at 11, and these portions have their upper edges 12 terminate a slight distance above the waistline region 13 of the garment. Elastic strips 14 have widths equal to the distance from the top of the garment 2 to the waistline region 13 and these strips are secured to the sides 3 of the central portion 1. by stitchings 15, or other suitable fastening means. Thestrips 14 havetheir other ends secured to the sides of the back portion '7 at the places 8 and 9 but the bottom margins, which may also be denoted by 13 (Fig. l) are unattached to the side portions 6, thereby leaving the strips or inserts 14 absolutely free to act independently and without restriction on the bulging flesh, serving to hold it down and in place. It will be noted from Figure 2 that the elastic strips 14 are not-as long as the fullness of the portions 11.

The elastic strips, however, have a greater stretching quality than the portions 11.

If desired, the crotch recess 5 may be done away with and the central portion 1 may extend tothe bottom edge 16. I have shown one side of the garment split, as at 17, (see Figure 3), and I have further shown hooks and eyes 18 for fastening the sides ofthe split together after the garment has been placed in position. The split 17 is not necessary to the proper functioning of the garment, but may be used if the person wishes to get into the garment more readily.

The garment is provided with garters 19, and these may extend from the bottom of the central portion 1 and from the lower portions of the fastening tapes 8 and 9.

The central portion 1 may be provided with stays or bones 20, if desired, and it should be noted that the stays do not extend to the top 2 of the central portion.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

' The device is slipped onto the body and is secured in place so that the waistline 13 of the garment is disposed at the waistline region of the wearer. The elastic portions 6 and 7 disposed below the waistline 13 will give to a certain extent so as to conform to the body of the wearer, but, at the same time, will exert sufficient force to hold in the body at the hips and to tend to force the front soft portion of the body upwardly above the waistline.

Normally, with hip-reducing garments, this upward forcing of the front of the body will cause a portion known as a tire to extend across the top of the garment.

With my device, the fullness indicated at 11 of the portions 6 takes care of this soft portion of the body that has been moved upwardly, and this portion of the body is given a symmetrical line by the elastic strips 14 that have greater stretching qualities than the portions 6. In other words, the distance around the waistline region 13 in my garment is less than the distance around the top of the garment. The distance around the top of the garment is governed by the size of the Wearers body, and the elastic strips 14 will give only to the extent of properly enclosing this part of the body and giving to this part graceful lines.

The elastic strips 14 cannot roll over so as to give way to the fatty portion of the body because the strips have the entire widths of their ends stitched, or otherwise secured to the central portion 1 and to the back portion '7. The back portion '7 extends across the back of the wearer and provides sufficient anchorage to prevent the top edges 21 of the elastic strips and the top edge 2 from curling over. This is a decided point in favor of giving a slim appearance to the wearer of the garment. The fact that the top sides 21 of the strips 14 are anchored does away with the necessity of extending the stays 20 to the top edge 2. This does away with the discomfort of having the stays press into the abdomen. It will be seen that uniformity of the front of the body is maintained above the waistline by the rubber strips 14 and below the waistline by the boning 20. The front central portion 1 acts as an abdominal support.

The shape of the central portion 1 determines Where the elastic strips 14 are to be secured. The Width of the strips equals the length of the sides 3, and the strips are secured to the sides by stitchings. This saves time in the manufacturing of the article. The garters act as an anchoring means and prevent the device from moving I claim:

1. A garment for encircling the waist and comprising a front panel having upper side edges converging from the waistline upward, a back section, and side sections of strong elastic material joining the front and the back and having a fullness about the waistline, and strips of lighter elastic material connecting the converging side edges of the panel with the back and being shorter than the corresponding width of the side strips.

2. A garment for encircling the hips and waist of a person including elastic sections for compressively engaging the hips and the waist and having a recess in the upper edge thereof and a strip of elastic material bridging the recess, the upper edge of the strip being substantially in line with the upper edge of the garment and the lower edge being unattached to said elastic sections and parallel thereto and shorter than the upper edge whereby gentle upward pressure is exerted on the portion of the body confined in the recess.

3. A garment for encircling the waist and comprising a front panel having upper side edges converging from the waistline upward, a back section, side sections of strong elastic material joining the front and the back'and having a fullness about the waistline, and strips of lighter elastic material connecting the converging side edges of the panel with the back, said stripsbeing unattached along their bottom margins and.

shorter than the corresponding width of the side sections. 7

i. A garment comprising a front panel, a back section, side sections of lesser height than the front panel andback section thereby providing recesses, and unitary filler strips of elastic material having their remote ends only secured to the panel and back section and having their bottom margins unattached to the side sections for free action independently of said side sections.

SIDNEY LEVY. 

